单词 | caffling |
释义 | † cafflingadj. Perhaps: = cavilling adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > frivolous, captious objection > [adjective] captious1447 hafting1519 brabbling1549 cavillous?1571 cavillinga1576 caffling1591 cavilsome1611 cavillatory1641 1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xlv. xcvii. 391 If I now put in some caffling clause, I shalbe caled vnconstant. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021). > as lemmasˈcaffling ˈcaffling n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun] > in action shuffling1579 paltering1580 boggling1640 prevarication1656 whifflinga1677 wriggling1866 caffling1877 sidestepping1902 pussyfooting1956 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. 45/1 Noo none o' your cafflin', tell us all about it straight out. < adj.1591 as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。